Location The tundra is at the top of the world near the North Pole. Greenland.

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Location

• The tundra is at the top of the world near the North Pole.

• Greenland

Animals of the Tundra

• Musk-ox, caribou, reindeer, sedge, lichen, willow, Arctic hare snowshoe rabbit, lemming, wolf, artic fox, snowy owl, Polar bears, and sometimes brown bears are seen. There are some that find a place to hibernate during the winter months.

Climate

• Short summers and long winters

• In the summers the temperature rises to 520F and in the winters the temperature drops to -920F

Climate• -300F

• 10 inches a year

Producers

• Wild blues, itex plants, sedges, spruce trees, cushion flower.

• There is some but not a whole lot.

Wild blue

Spruce trees

Consumers

• There are not many consumers in the tundra

• Bobcat, mountain lion, coyote, and the artic wolf

• Pacific tree frog, Douglas's squirrel, Pika, Ringtail, Pine marten, and the Mountain goat

1st level consumers

They eat producers

Pacific tree frog

Douglas’s squirrel

Pika

2nd level consumers

They eat primary consumers

Ringtail

3rd level consumers

They eat secondary consumers

Coyote

Bobcat

What kinds of decomposers live in your biome?

Mushrooms and fungi

Food chain

How humans affect the tundra

• In 1911 a man spilt about 3000 tons of oil and killed about 1000 tundra animals all because he was greedy

Conservation

People are trying to stop pollution restore it to its natural state because artic life is so pretty.

How cold can the tundra get?

A. 350FB. -900FC. 250FD. 900F

It is B

What 3 animals live in the tundra?

A. ringtail, pine marten, mountain goatB. bobcat, coyote, bear C. pika, Douglas’s squirrel, chipmunk D. chipmunk, bear, pacific tree frog

It is A

What tree did we list?

A. Ever greenB. SpruceC. Palm treeD. Oak

It is B

Name a plant in the tundra?

A. Cushion plantB. Sun flowerC. Rose D. Daises

It is A

Name a decomposer in the tundra?

A. MushroomB. Voucher C. Crow D. Berries

It is A

Animoto!